Bit of a shit one today (around 18:00): Riding down Acre Lane towards Brixton behind a young lady approx 23 on a blue pugeuot(?). I was about to suggest she give herself a little more space from parked cars when BANG!! She smashes into a car door. She's lucky as the car was facing her so the angle was favourable If it were the other way she'd have not only got messed up but would have taken me out, too. The driver was doing something in the passenger side with the door ajar on him.
I ask if she's ok.
her: "Yes"
me: "I was about to suggest giving yourself a little more space from parked cars"
She said something I can't remember pointing the blame at the driver- despite the door ebing open before she got there.
ME: "maybe you should see what damage you may have caused, also the driver has just had his door slammed against him."
her: "Don't tell me what to do" [[It was a suggestion]]
Me: Hang on. If that driver had smashed into you/your bike, you'd expect the driver to show a duty of care, you expect someone to help you. Why do you think it is someone else's responsibility?!"
her: "Yeah? well you should wear a helmet"
Me: "If I rode like you, I'd be inclined. You're just the kind of cunt needed on the roads. Well done, knober"
I get the whole inner dialogue where you think to yourself, 'maybe I should just keep going' but the fact it was pointed out that you'd not only damaged someone else's property but you possibly hurt them in the process and still felt zero inclination to even look back or see that they were ok for your own sakes is really low. Pray someone is there for when you get inevitably smashed by a car door, dickhead.
How many here have smashed into vehicles and just kept riding?
Bit of a shit one today (around 18:00): Riding down Acre Lane towards Brixton behind a young lady approx 23 on a blue pugeuot(?). I was about to suggest she give herself a little more space from parked cars when BANG!! She smashes into a car door. She's lucky as the car was facing her so the angle was favourable If it were the other way she'd have not only got messed up but would have taken me out, too. The driver was doing something in the passenger side with the door ajar on him.
I ask if she's ok.
her: "Yes"
me: "I was about to suggest giving yourself a little more space from parked cars"
She said something I can't remember pointing the blame at the driver- despite the door ebing open before she got there.
ME: "maybe you should see what damage you may have caused, also the driver has just had his door slammed against him."
her: "Don't tell me what to do" [[It was a suggestion]]
Me: Hang on. If that driver had smashed into you/your bike, you'd expect the driver to show a duty of care, you expect someone to help you. Why do you think it is someone else's responsibility?!"
her: "Yeah? well you should wear a helmet"
Me: "If I rode like you, I'd be inclined. You're just the kind of cunt needed on the roads. Well done, knober"
I get the whole inner dialogue where you think to yourself, 'maybe I should just keep going' but the fact it was pointed out that you'd not only damaged someone else's property but you possibly hurt them in the process and still felt zero inclination to even look back or see that they were ok for your own sakes is really low. Pray someone is there for when you get inevitably smashed by a car door, dickhead.
How many here have smashed into vehicles and just kept riding?